I appreciate the comment and I wish I knew the answer. An inverse head and shoulders pattern is a possibility. Adding the current overall market sentiment towards risk/riskier assets however, makes me lean towards a bearish pattern.

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Thanks for the comment. I chose to use autopsy because I initially wrote an article on all dividend ETFs. Afterward, I wanted to go back and do an "autopsy" on two of the funds from the old/dead article. I did think of dissection though.

Thanks for the comment. This article was focused on domestic ETF offerings. VDIGX from Vanguard is a mutual fund. With that being said it has outperformed all domestic dividend ETFs this year. A quick portfolio check shows VDIGX has close to 5% in international holdings however.

Good comment Matt. The index the ETF tracks owns ADRs and local shares so there is an FX impact.

Brazil and Australia have had a positive impact in the low to mid single digits versus the USD over the last few months according to the Currency Impact report from Index Universe referenced below. I can't confirm Canada's impact over the last three months but it has been positive over the last six.

Index Universe has a Currency Impact Report available on the top right of its website under the Data Tools heading, that is a great way to assess the currency impact on ETFs that own foreign shares. Here's the link to the current report: http://bit.ly/GI17eU

AMLP is classified as an Energy ETF by Index Universe so it was not included in this comparison. If it was included AMLP would have ranked as the 21st of 29 ETFs in total return at 4.31% year to date as of today.

Good point on the volume as it is important to note when examining an ETF.

Remember the liquidity of an ETF is not based on shares traded in the ETF, it is really based on the shares traded (liquidity) of the underlying securities it holds. Here's a link to one explanation of this concept and a great example using the Russell Top 50 ETF (XLG). http://bit.ly/GMcAuG